An equity score of 53/100 ranks Gmg Comm School District #151 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,138 per pupil, Gmg Comm School District ranks #146 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Gmg Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 478 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Marshall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,138 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 64.1% local, 22.4% state, and 13.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #151 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 373.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Gmg Elementary School, enrolling 271 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Gmg Elementary School accounts for 56.7% of all Gmg Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gmg Comm School District a distant remainder — means Gmg Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Gmg Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 374:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Gmg Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Gmg Comm School District is typically wider than the Gmg Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Gmg Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 478 students.
How much does Gmg Comm School District spend per student?
Gmg Comm School District spends $13,138 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #151 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Gmg Comm School District?
Gmg Comm School District students are 89.8% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gmg Comm School District?
Gmg Comm School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #151 out of 303 districts in Iowa.